Labour Party

Gordon Brown, Labour Prime Minister (2007-2010)

General Principles:

• Social justice
• Srong community and strong values
• Reward for hard work
• Decency
• Rights matched by responsibilities
• Ensure the party remains open and democratic and helps maintain contact between the party, the people, and the government
• Centre-left democratic socialist party

Foregin Policy:

• Britain must lead the EU in order to protect the interest of the country
• To ensure stability and prosperity as a world leader
• Change its currency to the euro

International:

• Represents the party through the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International as part of EU
• To build a fairer world, in which wealth and opportunity are shared
• To help alleviate poverty, protect human rights, and promote democracy

The Economic Crisis:

• Cut government office spending
• Stricter regulation on banks
• Creation of levy on all financial services
• Dissolve banks controlled by the government

Health Care and the NHS:

• Protect NHS spending
• Clear Patient Guarantees
  • Recieve treatments
  • Elective care with ability to choose from any providers
• Expansion
  • Diagonstic testing
  • Free personal care
  • National Care Service for all aduls with an "eligibel care need"

Immigration:

• Believes that immigration policy should benfit Britain's economy
• Australian-style points-based system
  • sets the point value that migrants must achieve in order to qualify for a visa
• Supports meaures such as the New Board Agency, biomteric visas, and electronic boarder controls

Education:

• Push for greater standards and a continuation of universal education
  • Guarantees every yong person receives education or training until 18
  • Accredited School Groups by 2015
    • "Mergers and Takeovers"
  • Rate School based on performance, behavior and outlook of the school
  • Expansion of Apprenticeships and Nursery Education

The Environment:

• Renewable enegry and nuclear power investments
• Low Carbon Industrial Strategy
• International stance agaisnt global warming

The Democracy:

• Government that supports the people and strengthen citizens' right
• Reforms
  • Freedom of Information legislation
  • Human Rights Act
• "Fair for all"